GOP ‘solutions’ won’t help ‘we the people’

In response to John Goswitz’s letter of Dec. 16, the Affordable Care Act is the first national health insurance this country has had. It happened to come in Obama’s administration. It is not perfect but needs tweaking.

If repealed it will not be replaced by the Republican-controlled Congress because that party does not care about the masses. Health savings accounts or stipends will not work. It will never be enough for insurance company premiums.

Mr. Goswitz is right; the tax system and IRS is a debacle, because tax breaks, deductions, credits and more make a totally unequal base. Some billionaires in the U.S. pay not one cent in federal taxes. A flat tax without exemptions could be a better system. Elimination of political parties would also help.

I am not going to comment on Keystone XL pipeline and global warming because they are issues for our next generations that don’t seem to care what environment they and their children will have to live in. We can only try to make it better with restrictions.

Obama’s immigration policy is definitely unconstitutional and gives non-citizens citizenship without effort. It is ridiculous and gives power to a great many who have not earned it, with unbelievable benefits.

The Social Security system is a Ponzi scheme only because we the people allow our government to steal from the trust and spend elsewhere, creating an annual debt to pay back and distribute. The limit on earned income makes it an unequal system. Should Mr. Goswitz’s idea of eliminating Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid become reality, a great many of us become financially extinct.

Thanks for the Merry Christmas. I hope the GOP majority has better foresight.